Maternal effects on offspring size and packaging constraints in the whelk

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 281, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 112-117

  Nasution, S ^a   Roberts, D ^a   Farnsworth, K ^a   Parker, G A ^b   Elwood, R W ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Egg capsules; Egg number; Egg size; Offspring number; Offspring size; Sibling competition

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION; EGG SIZE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MATERNAL EFFECT; SIBLING; SNAIL; TRADE-OFF;

BUCCINUM UNDATUM;

EID: 77954157465     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2009.00681.x     Document Type: Article

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